Zoe

From the Ancient Greek word meaning life, this name was adopted by early Hellenistic Jews as a translation of Eve, since both names carry the sense of living or life-giving. It was borne by two Byzantine empresses, most notably Zoe Porphyrogenneta of the Macedonian dynasty, who co-ruled in the eleventh century. The name spread through early Christian usage and remains popular across Europe and the English-speaking world today. Variant forms include Zoé in French and Hungarian, Zoè in Catalan, and Zoë as a spelling used in Dutch and English to mark the vowel as separately pronounced.